# Key testing skill - in one word **URL:** \ **Category:** šŸ—“ļø Events\ **Tags:** skills\ **Created:** [3 April 2018 08:14 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024 "2018-04-03T08:14:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ronaldvz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/ronaldvz/32/2391_2.png) [@ronaldvz](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ronaldvz)\ **Post date:** [4 April 2018 17:35 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/22 "2018-04-04T17:35:03Z")
(Socially) Adaptable , but maybe the ā€˜Approachableā€™ from @devtotest is even better, as itā€™s one word šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![manu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/manu/32/2423_2.png) [@manu](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/manu)\ **Post date:** [5 April 2018 23:14 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/23 "2018-04-05T23:14:23Z")
Sharp, Detailed, Consistent. ---
**Author:** ![bookman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/bookman/32/5216_2.png) [@bookman](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/bookman)\ **Post date:** [5 April 2018 23:24 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/24 "2018-04-05T23:24:02Z")
Eclectic Imaginative Lateral thinker ---
**Author:** ![marc.muller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@marc.muller](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/marc.muller)\ **Post date:** [6 April 2018 07:07 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/25 "2018-04-06T07:07:06Z")
Open Inquisitive Persuasive ---
**Author:** ![sjwatsonuk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/sjwatsonuk/32/10650_2.png) [@sjwatsonuk](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/sjwatsonuk)\ **Post date:** [6 April 2018 08:21 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/26 "2018-04-06T08:21:35Z")
Thanks everyone - with this and the Twitter replies so far, I have 44 different words! Thats an amazing response. I have time to be adding more in between now and the end of April so if anyone want to contribute, please do so. I was going to put these on a slide - I may need more than 1 otherwise the font is going to be very small šŸ˜ Its really interesting for me in that these replies support the subject I am talking about in May. I always doubt myself - so having responses that back up my thinking really helps. At least I can back up with evidence. ---
**Author:** ![jfs17uk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/jfs17uk/32/2503_2.png) [@jfs17uk](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jfs17uk)\ **Post date:** [6 April 2018 12:46 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/27 "2018-04-06T12:46:38Z")
pachydermatous - making up 20 chars ---
**Author:** ![jacqui22\_1990](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/jacqui22_1990/32/2978_2.png) [@jacqui22\_1990](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jacqui22_1990)\ **Post date:** [6 April 2018 14:47 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/28 "2018-04-06T14:47:43Z")
Persevering Meticulous Diplomat ---
**Author:** ![beserb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/beserb/32/237_2.png) [@beserb](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/beserb)\ **Post date:** [8 April 2018 19:57 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/29 "2018-04-08T19:57:20Z")
Determined Sometimes, a defectā€™s fate depends on how determined the tester is. Especially when developers are eager to identify the problems as ā€œsystem behaviorā€ without any solid proof. ---
**Author:** ![devtotest](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/devtotest/32/2857_2.png) [@devtotest](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/devtotest)\ **Post date:** [8 April 2018 21:36 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/30 "2018-04-08T21:36:38Z")
Very cool, @jfs17uk! As long as weā€™re making up words: Collaboversator ---
**Author:** ![jfs17uk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/jfs17uk/32/2503_2.png) [@jfs17uk](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jfs17uk)\ **Post date:** [9 April 2018 07:34 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/31 "2018-04-09T07:34:22Z")
Making up ? how very dare you šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![m.pawloski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@m.pawloski](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/m.pawloski)\ **Post date:** [11 April 2018 14:57 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/32 "2018-04-11T14:57:37Z")
You need to be ā€œcustomer focusedā€. ---
**Author:** ![devtotest](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/devtotest/32/2857_2.png) [@devtotest](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/devtotest)\ **Post date:** [13 April 2018 10:57 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/33 "2018-04-13T10:57:18Z")
Saw this on a slide in a picture tweeted from TestBash Netherlands (thanks @maaret): Catalyst As a Tester, I want to help transform words into shared understanding, designs into testable products, activity into value. ---
**Author:** ![lisacrispin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/lisacrispin/32/556_2.png) [@lisacrispin](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/lisacrispin)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2018 15:23 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/34 "2018-05-02T15:23:31Z")
Not really a skill, more of an attribute or characteristic: courage. ---
**Author:** ![testhexe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/testhexe/32/2331_2.png) [@testhexe](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/testhexe)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2018 20:30 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/35 "2018-05-02T20:30:06Z")
Canā€™t belive it was not listed yet: empathetic! ---
**Author:** ![jfs17uk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/jfs17uk/32/2503_2.png) [@jfs17uk](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jfs17uk)\ **Post date:** [3 May 2018 10:24 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/36 "2018-05-03T10:24:47Z")
hmmmm well maybe telepathic šŸ˜€ ---
**Author:** ![jfs17uk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/jfs17uk/32/2503_2.png) [@jfs17uk](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jfs17uk)\ **Post date:** [3 May 2018 10:26 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/37 "2018-05-03T10:26:05Z")
Now now rules are rules šŸ™‚ one word ---
**Author:** ![katepaulk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/katepaulk/32/8469_2.png) [@katepaulk](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/katepaulk)\ **Post date:** [3 May 2018 11:39 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/38 "2018-05-03T11:39:27Z")
Oh, that would definitely leave me in trouble - I failed Telepathy 101! ---
**Author:** ![jfs17uk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/jfs17uk/32/2503_2.png) [@jfs17uk](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jfs17uk)\ **Post date:** [3 May 2018 11:46 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/39 "2018-05-03T11:46:58Z")
I knew you were going to say that! ---
**Author:** ![ipstefan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/ipstefan/32/8279_2.png) [@ipstefan](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ipstefan)\ **Post date:** [3 May 2018 15:54 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/40 "2018-05-03T15:54:29Z")
Passionate I see too many tester that donā€™t act like testers, they donā€™t care about learning more about testing, they donā€™t know what testing is, they show off some very stupid things, they disregard context, they trust too much on ā€˜certificatesā€™ which stops their progress, they follow too much the bad market trends that sell, they donā€™t think critically about themselves, see testing as a job and not also as a pleasure, they refuse to switch their job because they donā€™t want to learn something else - and testing is ā€˜easyā€™ to do, they accept any requests without questioning them, they are stuck in documenting a lot, they do just automation checks all day - rarely testing or learning about anything, they are defined by the requirements others have from them. With passion I think you can learn to be good, learn to have your own opinion, to have a spine to stand for your ideas, to challenge others, you can have the words and gather courage to say people are wrong, you can be efficient, you can work on your weaknesses, you can become someone respected. ---
**Author:** ![sjwatsonuk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/sjwatsonuk/32/10650_2.png) [@sjwatsonuk](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/sjwatsonuk)\ **Post date:** [8 May 2018 11:12 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024/41 "2018-05-08T11:12:39Z")
Thank you all. I have a great long list to use in my talk and my slides are now done (well unless i tweak a little here or there!). The talk is going to be recorded so Iā€™ll share where that is if people are interested. [Previous page](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/key-testing-skill-in-one-word/14024.md?page=1)